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KLC vs. PRDO, STRA, LINC, AFYA, and APEI

Should you buy KinderCare Learning Companies stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares KinderCare Learning Companies with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with KinderCare Learning Companies include Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Strategic Education (STRA), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), Afya (AFYA), and American Public Education (APEI). These companies are all part of the "schools" industry.

How does KinderCare Learning Companies compare to Perdoceo Education?

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) and KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Perdoceo Education has a net margin of 19.91% compared to KinderCare Learning Companies' net margin of -15.48%. Perdoceo Education's return on equity of 18.51% beat KinderCare Learning Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perdoceo Education	19.91%	18.51%	14.27%
KinderCare Learning Companies	-15.48%	8.22%	1.70%

93.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of KinderCare Learning Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Perdoceo Education had 5 more articles in the media than KinderCare Learning Companies. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Perdoceo Education and 0 mentions for KinderCare Learning Companies. Perdoceo Education's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat KinderCare Learning Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that Perdoceo Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Perdoceo Education	Very Positive
KinderCare Learning Companies	Neutral

Perdoceo Education has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KinderCare Learning Companies has a beta of 4.19, meaning that its stock price is 319% more volatile than the broader market.

Perdoceo Education presently has a consensus price target of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.80%. KinderCare Learning Companies has a consensus price target of $4.80, suggesting a potential downside of 0.54%. Given Perdoceo Education's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Perdoceo Education is more favorable than KinderCare Learning Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perdoceo Education	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
KinderCare Learning Companies	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Perdoceo Education has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KinderCare Learning Companies. KinderCare Learning Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Perdoceo Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perdoceo Education	$846.10M	2.55	$159.91M	$2.61	13.19
KinderCare Learning Companies	$2.73B	0.21	-$112.88M	-$3.58	N/A

Summary

Perdoceo Education beats KinderCare Learning Companies on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does KinderCare Learning Companies compare to Strategic Education?

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) and Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Strategic Education had 3 more articles in the media than KinderCare Learning Companies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Strategic Education and 0 mentions for KinderCare Learning Companies. Strategic Education's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat KinderCare Learning Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that Strategic Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
KinderCare Learning Companies	Neutral
Strategic Education	Positive

93.3% of Strategic Education shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of KinderCare Learning Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Strategic Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Strategic Education has lower revenue, but higher earnings than KinderCare Learning Companies. KinderCare Learning Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strategic Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KinderCare Learning Companies	$2.73B	0.21	-$112.88M	-$3.58	N/A
Strategic Education	$1.27B	1.44	$126.61M	$5.66	14.31

KinderCare Learning Companies has a beta of 4.19, indicating that its share price is 319% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Strategic Education has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

KinderCare Learning Companies presently has a consensus price target of $4.80, indicating a potential downside of 0.54%. Strategic Education has a consensus price target of $87.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.43%. Given Strategic Education's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Strategic Education is more favorable than KinderCare Learning Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KinderCare Learning Companies	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Strategic Education	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Strategic Education has a net margin of 10.21% compared to KinderCare Learning Companies' net margin of -15.48%. Strategic Education's return on equity of 8.78% beat KinderCare Learning Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KinderCare Learning Companies	-15.48%	8.22%	1.70%
Strategic Education	10.21%	8.78%	6.97%

Summary

Strategic Education beats KinderCare Learning Companies on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does KinderCare Learning Companies compare to Lincoln Educational Services?

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) and KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Lincoln Educational Services currently has a consensus price target of $54.17, indicating a potential upside of 3.51%. KinderCare Learning Companies has a consensus price target of $4.80, indicating a potential downside of 0.54%. Given Lincoln Educational Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lincoln Educational Services is more favorable than KinderCare Learning Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lincoln Educational Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
KinderCare Learning Companies	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

72.2% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of KinderCare Learning Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Lincoln Educational Services has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KinderCare Learning Companies has a beta of 4.19, meaning that its stock price is 319% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Lincoln Educational Services had 4 more articles in the media than KinderCare Learning Companies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Lincoln Educational Services and 0 mentions for KinderCare Learning Companies. Lincoln Educational Services' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat KinderCare Learning Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that Lincoln Educational Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lincoln Educational Services	Positive
KinderCare Learning Companies	Neutral

Lincoln Educational Services has a net margin of 4.11% compared to KinderCare Learning Companies' net margin of -15.48%. Lincoln Educational Services' return on equity of 15.25% beat KinderCare Learning Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lincoln Educational Services	4.11%	15.25%	6.16%
KinderCare Learning Companies	-15.48%	8.22%	1.70%

Lincoln Educational Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KinderCare Learning Companies. KinderCare Learning Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lincoln Educational Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lincoln Educational Services	$544.69M	3.05	$20M	$0.71	73.70
KinderCare Learning Companies	$2.73B	0.21	-$112.88M	-$3.58	N/A

Summary

Lincoln Educational Services beats KinderCare Learning Companies on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does KinderCare Learning Companies compare to Afya?

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) and Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

KinderCare Learning Companies presently has a consensus price target of $4.80, indicating a potential downside of 0.54%. Afya has a consensus price target of $17.10, indicating a potential upside of 11.98%. Given Afya's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Afya is more favorable than KinderCare Learning Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KinderCare Learning Companies	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Afya	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

KinderCare Learning Companies has a beta of 4.19, meaning that its share price is 319% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Afya has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

Afya has lower revenue, but higher earnings than KinderCare Learning Companies. KinderCare Learning Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Afya, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KinderCare Learning Companies	$2.73B	0.21	-$112.88M	-$3.58	N/A
Afya	$662.01M	2.16	$134.77M	$1.53	9.98

88.0% of Afya shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of KinderCare Learning Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Afya shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Afya had 4 more articles in the media than KinderCare Learning Companies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Afya and 0 mentions for KinderCare Learning Companies. Afya's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat KinderCare Learning Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that Afya is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
KinderCare Learning Companies	Neutral
Afya	Neutral

Afya has a net margin of 20.20% compared to KinderCare Learning Companies' net margin of -15.48%. Afya's return on equity of 17.94% beat KinderCare Learning Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KinderCare Learning Companies	-15.48%	8.22%	1.70%
Afya	20.20%	17.94%	9.16%

Summary

Afya beats KinderCare Learning Companies on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does KinderCare Learning Companies compare to American Public Education?

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) and KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

American Public Education has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KinderCare Learning Companies has a beta of 4.19, suggesting that its stock price is 319% more volatile than the broader market.

American Public Education has a net margin of 6.13% compared to KinderCare Learning Companies' net margin of -15.48%. American Public Education's return on equity of 14.02% beat KinderCare Learning Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Public Education	6.13%	14.02%	7.61%
KinderCare Learning Companies	-15.48%	8.22%	1.70%

American Public Education has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KinderCare Learning Companies. KinderCare Learning Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Public Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Public Education	$648.86M	1.60	$31.56M	$1.89	30.01
KinderCare Learning Companies	$2.73B	0.21	-$112.88M	-$3.58	N/A

American Public Education presently has a consensus price target of $59.13, indicating a potential upside of 4.24%. KinderCare Learning Companies has a consensus price target of $4.80, indicating a potential downside of 0.54%. Given American Public Education's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe American Public Education is more favorable than KinderCare Learning Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Public Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
KinderCare Learning Companies	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

79.6% of American Public Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of American Public Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of KinderCare Learning Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, American Public Education had 2 more articles in the media than KinderCare Learning Companies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for American Public Education and 0 mentions for KinderCare Learning Companies. American Public Education's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat KinderCare Learning Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that American Public Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
American Public Education	Positive
KinderCare Learning Companies	Neutral

Summary

American Public Education beats KinderCare Learning Companies on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KLC vs. The Competition

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Metric	KinderCare Learning Companies	SCHOOLS Industry	Discretionary Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$571.54M	$1.46B	$7.34B	$23.51B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.52%	3.05%	4.04%
P/E Ratio	-1.35	11.83	20.71	31.28
Price / Sales	0.21	3.92	4.19	20.85
Price / Cash	2.37	13.32	15.46	25.08
Price / Book	0.76	2.46	3.84	4.81
Net Income	-$112.88M	$78.99M	$247.92M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	14.39%	2.88%	2.01%	1.74%
1 Month Performance	23.81%	-1.63%	-0.20%	2.76%
1 Year Performance	-51.18%	-13.83%	1.33%	19.96%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
KLC KinderCare Learning Companies	1.3894 of 5 stars	$4.83 +0.5%	$4.80 -0.5%	-51.9%	$571.54M	$2.73B	N/A	43,700
PRDO Perdoceo Education	4.9658 of 5 stars	$33.25 +3.9%	$44.00 +32.3%	+2.1%	$2.01B	$846.10M	12.74	6,000	News Coverage Positive News
STRA Strategic Education	4.5792 of 5 stars	$79.19 +3.4%	$87.00 +9.9%	-8.0%	$1.73B	$1.27B	13.99	6,134	Positive News
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	3.4071 of 5 stars	$52.61 +5.4%	$54.17 +3.0%	+126.4%	$1.58B	$518.24M	74.10	2,640
AFYA Afya	4.0678 of 5 stars	$15.00 +1.1%	$17.10 +14.0%	-16.9%	$1.39B	$662.01M	9.80	9,395	News Coverage Insider Trade

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KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Competitors

KLC vs. PRDO, STRA, LINC, AFYA, and APEI

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KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Competitors

KLC vs. PRDO, STRA, LINC, AFYA, and APEI

How does KinderCare Learning Companies compare to Perdoceo Education?

Is PRDO or KLC more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PRDO or KLC?

Does the media prefer PRDO or KLC?

Which has more volatility & risk, PRDO or KLC?

Do analysts prefer PRDO or KLC?

Which has better earnings & valuation, PRDO or KLC?

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How does KinderCare Learning Companies compare to Strategic Education?

Does the media prefer KLC or STRA?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KLC or STRA?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, KLC or STRA?

Which has more risk and volatility, KLC or STRA?

Do analysts recommend KLC or STRA?

Is KLC or STRA more profitable?

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How does KinderCare Learning Companies compare to Lincoln Educational Services?

Do analysts rate LINC or KLC?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LINC or KLC?

Which has more risk and volatility, LINC or KLC?

Does the media favor LINC or KLC?

Is LINC or KLC more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, LINC or KLC?

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How does KinderCare Learning Companies compare to Afya?

Do analysts prefer KLC or AFYA?

Which has more volatility & risk, KLC or AFYA?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, KLC or AFYA?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KLC or AFYA?

Does the media prefer KLC or AFYA?

Is KLC or AFYA more profitable?

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Which has more risk and volatility, APEI or KLC?

Is APEI or KLC more profitable?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, APEI or KLC?

Do analysts recommend APEI or KLC?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in APEI or KLC?

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